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D E A R G U E S T S ,CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

Another year has passed and once again the festive Christmas season and the close of another year stand before us. Whether you are celebrating with friends and family or hosting colleagues and clients, my team and I would be delighted to organize your exclusive get-together or event. Our goal at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg is to provide our valued guests and friends with an ideal and harmonious setting in which

they can celebrate this joyous season.

Within this booklet you will not only find special holiday menus that our experienced chef has composed especially for you, we have also carefully selected some of our

team’s preferred Christmas recipes, lyrics and favorite do-it yourself Christmas tips.

On behalf of the entire team I would like to wish you a cheerful holiday season and a healthy, happy and successful New Year together with your loved ones.

Your Oliver Staas

I TA L I A N C H R I S T M A S

“ENJOY A LITTLE PIECE OF ITALY IN THE HEART OF HAMBURG“

This year we would like to invite you to celebrate your Christmas party with us in our Italian inspired Filini Restaurant, boosting a warm and friendly atmosphere.

In Filini we offer authentic food and pride ourselves on our carefully selected assortment of dishes, prepared using only the freshest local ingredients, served with a true Italian flair. Whether you need a table for two or ten, we can organize your

next event and ensure that your evening with us will be one to remember!

On behalf of the entire Filini Team, we would like to invite you to enjoy this festive season together with us and bestow your taste buds with a unique gift this year!

Buon Appetito!

F I L I N I E V E N I N G O N T H U R S D AY T H E 11 T H O F D E C E M B E R 2 0 14

We are delighted to invite our dear guests to a one-of- a- kind Filini evening on the 11th of December, 2014 from 18.00 to 22.00. For this special occasion we have composed an exclusive

live-cooking-buffet, consisting of delicious Italian specialties that you will find difficult to resist!

APPETIZEROur Stuzzichini Deli-station includes

the following specialities:Powerfully marinated olives from Italy

with chili & roasted fennel seeds Italy’s best Parma ham

Felino Salami - mild yet irresistible Grana Padano chunks served with gorgonzola,

buffalo mozzarella and cherry tomatoes Pickled vegetables with pesto

Chef ’s homemade olive tapenade and Mediterranean dips

MAIN COURSE On the whole, baked honey-glazed duck with apple jus from the cutting station

Various side dishes from the buffet including red cabbage, brussel sprouts, potato dumplings, napkin dumplings,

baked apples and chestnuts

DESSERT Tiramisu with pickled cherries in liqueur

PER PERSON EUR 49.00

F I L I N I C O O K I N G C O U R S E

LEARN FROM THE PROFESSIONALS AND BOOK A COOKING COURSE

THIS WINTER!

If you are looking for a different way to celebrate your corporate Christmas party this year, then look no further! Cooking together

with your colleagues is the perfect way to ignite and cement friendships within your organization and leave your colleagues with fond and lasting memories of laughter and festive cheer!

Celebrate your Christmas party with us this year and thank your staff or entertain your clients in a fun, lively, and unforgettable way,

meanwhile learning how to prepare a fantastic Christmas feast.

We are proud to offer our guests & friends the opportunity to cook together with our experienced Filini Restaurant kitchen chef

Mr. Andreas Latzke. During the cooking course Mr. Latzke will guide you through all dishes step-by-step, while revealing some of his

perfected cooking tips for creating an extraordinary meal.

OUR COOKING COURSE SPECIAL INCLUDES:Choice of a 3-course menu or 3 middle-sized entrées

Soft drinks and mineral water throughout the cooking course and during the dinner

Menu cards and recipesFilini Restaurant apron

Background music and Christmas decorations OUR 3-COURSE COOKING MENU INCLUDES:Delicious buffalo mozzarella coated in eggplant andoregano with white tomato and basil pesto mousse,melted in between two slices of Tramezzini bread

Crispy duck breast with chestnut stuffing and Savoy pralines served with giant gnocchi and marjoram

Fruit preserved in rum with gingerbread, chocolate mousse and almond mousse

orOUR 3 MIDDLE-SIZED ENTRÉES MENU INCLUDES:

King prawns cooked in mulled wine served with potato pumpkin salad, field salad leaves and avocado oil

Fried roast lamb chop’s with breadcrumbs served on Caponata vegetables and Sicilian Pesto

Fried sirloin skewer with zucchini and olives servedwith gnocchi in sage butter

Price per person EUR 79.00 for groups between 25-36 persons.

F I L I N I C H R I S T M A S B U F F E TITALIAN STYLE CHRISTMAS BUFFET IN FILINI RESTAURANT

ON THE 24TH OF DECEMBER 2014 FROM 18.00 TO 22.00

STUZZICHINI DELI STATION:Powerfully marinated olives from Italy

with chili & roasted fennel seeds

Italy’s best Parma ham

Felino Salami - Mild and irresistible

Grana Padano corners served with gorgonzola, buffalo mozzarella and cherry tomatoes

Pickled vegetables with pesto

Chef ’s homemade olive tapenade and Mediterranean dips

ANTIPASTICiabatta, Grissini, Pane Carasatu and Focaccia

Vitello tonnato with capersCarpaccio of beef topped with rocket salad

and Grana PadanoVarious lettuces served with several dressings and extra virgin olive oil

LIVE COOKING STATIONPasta penne from the Grana Padano loaf served

with glazed shrimps and various pesto’s, herbs and oils

MAIN COURSE: THE BEST OF THE ITALIAN COUNTRY PIG

Crispy roast under the heating lampFillet of beef wrapped in Pancetta on Berluga lentils

and braised cheeks in Barola sauce with polentaBraised duck leg with cherry sauce

Red cabbage, Savoy cabbage and potato dumplings with roasted almonds

VEGETARIANLasagna of eggplant and tomato with Pecorino

DESSERTPanna cotta with pickled cinnamon apple

Filini TiramisuPanettone with embedded slices of orange

Chocolate cake with vanilla cream

Per menu EUR 49.00

C H R I S T M A S S O N GSTART PRACTICING YOUR VOCAL CORDS, CHRISTMAS EVE IS AROUND THE CORNER!

It’s the most Wonderful Time of the Year

It‘s the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle-belling And everyone telling you Be of good cheer It‘s the most wonderful time of the year

It‘s the hap-happiest season of all With those holiday greetings And great happy meetings When friends come to call It‘s the hap-happiest season of all

There‘ll be parties for hosting Marshmallows for roasting And caroling out in the snow There‘ll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories Of Christmases long, long ago

It‘s the most wonderful time of the year There‘ll be much mistletoe-ing And hearts will be glowing When loved ones are near It‘s the most wonderful time of the year

Text: Andy Williams

R E C I P E T I P S TA RT E RSALMON COOKED IN MULLED WINE

with potato and pumpkin salad, lettuce leaves and avocado oil

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PERSONS:400g salmon fillet 300g potatoes 300g pumpkin

40ml avocado oil 200g lettuce 1 orange 1 piece star anise2 pieces pimento 1 pinch of cinnamon 50g mayonnaise

20ml pumpkin seed oil 30g roasted pumpkin seeds1 pinch of sherry vinegar 1 pinch of salt 1 pinch of pepper

PREPARATION:Cut the salmon into four equal pieces. Peel the orange and rub & grind it

in a mortar together with the other spices. Season the salmon pieces with the marinade and lightly drizzle them with olive oil.

Bake the salmon at 60 degrees for 16 minutes in the oven.

Cut the potatoes and the pumpkins into cubes and boil in salted water. Season the potatoes and pumpkin with mayonnaise, pumpkin seed oil

and salt & pepper. Last but not least, wash the lettuce well andmarinate with pumpkin seed, salt & pepper and sherry vinegar.

R E C I P E T I P M A I N CO U R S EROASTED DUCK BREAST

served with spinach pasta and fig sauce

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE4 duck breast fillets of 180g each

Spinach pasta:200g fresh spinach 300g flour (type 405)

Mineral water (medium) 2-3 spoons grated Parmesan4 eggs (type M) 1 pinch of salt 1 pinch of nutmeg

Fig sauce:8 fresh figs 200ml red wine (dry) 500 ml duck broth from the deli

5 spoons cornstarch 30g butter 1 pinch of pepper1 pinch of salt

PREPARATIONDuck fillets:

Wash the duck breast fillets and dry them with a paper towel. Carefully remove the white tendons underneath the fillet with a sharp

knife. Make small incisions into the skin; do not cut into the meat!

Heat the vegetable oil in a pan and place the duck breasts with the skin-side facing down. Lightly fry the fillets for approximately 30 seconds

on each side and thereafter remove them from the pan and place them on the grill in the oven, which should have been pre-heated to 180 degrees.

Cook them for 10 minutes and thereafter place them on a plate to rest for another10 minutes.

R E C I P E T I P D E S S E RTBAKED APPLE

with vanilla sauce and mandarin oranges

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PERSONS:4 apples 100g marzipan 50g icing sugar 30g raisins

30g almonds 12cl Rum 300ml cream100 ml milk 6 egg yolks 80g sugar 1 vanilla bean

PREPARATIONBaked Apple:

For the filling mix the caste sugar, the raisins, and the almonds. Carve the apples

and fill it with the marzipan. Bake the apple for 20 minutes at 140 degrees.

Vanilla Sauce:Mix the sugar, cream, milk and vanilla beans together

and bring to the boil.

Spinach pasta Wash the spinach stems thoroughly and dry them with a paper towel.

Shred them with a mixer and thereafter slowly sift the flour into the mix. Add the remaining ingredients and slowly mix until dough has been

formed. Knead well. Place the dough into the boiling water. The pasta is ready when they are floating. Remove the pasta from the boiling water

with a sift and place them on a plate to cool.

Fig sauce:Decrease the duck broth from 500 ml to 300 ml by bringing it to the boil.

In another pot cook the chopped figs with red wine for the compote. Add the starch to the duck broth and season with salt and pepper.

Add the fig compote and butter and mix well.

PLATE PREPARATION Spinach pasta:

Sauté the pasta in a pan with hot butter right before serving it. Arrange it in the middle of the plate.

Duck breast:Spread a layer of honey over the skin of the duck fillet prior to serving. Heat for 2 minutes at 180° C degrees and place

on top of the spinach pasta.

Fig sauce:Drag a table spoon along the plate at the edge of the pasta

in the shape of a half-moon

F E S T I V E B L U C H R I S T M A S

FESTIVE BLU CHRISTMAS We invite you to enjoy an unique atmosphere with us!

Whether you will celebrate large or small- we offer you first class options for your Christmas party:

Reception with mulled wine and Christmas cookies

2 Long drinks per person

Water, soft drinks, beer, house wine and coffee specialties

Table numbers and table plan

Christmas decoration in the booked room

Price per person EUR 85,00

Enquire about the highest event location in Hamburg: “High End”. In our exclusive event location you can enjoy

a delicious mulled wine reception on our roof top terrace on the 26th floor while soaking up Hamburg’s magnificent skyline.

D O I T Y O U R S E L FSTEP- BY- STEP GUIDE TO MAKING

YOUR OWN GINGERBREAD HOUSE Christmas without a gingerbread house, would be like

Paris without the Eifel tower. A gingerbread house is not only decorative and delicious, it is also fun to make together

with your friends and family.

We have created a step-by-step guide for you so that you can create your own beautiful gingerbread house this season.

Read more here.

H O M E - M A D EA D V E N T

C A L E N D A R WHAT GIFT WOULD BE MORE SUITABLE DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER THEN A HOME-MADE

ADVENT CALENDAR?

We have created a step-by-step guide for you so that you can create your own fun advent calendar this season.

Read more here.

OUR EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENT IS BOOKABLE FROM THE 22ND TO THE 26TH OF DECEMBER 2014

The most beautiful Christmas markets and the renowned Jungfernstieg shopping strip are all within walking distance of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg.

BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION EARLYand spend the most exciting month of the year with us. Our special offer includes:

From one night in a double room 1 Christmas welcome punch

Complimentary use of the Health & Sport ”Botanical Spa”Complimentary internet access via W-LAN with 100 Mbps

Price per double room per night from EUR 109,00

Our Christmas arrangement can be extended past the offer dates and is subjective to availability.

T: +49 (0) 40 3502 3100 info.hamburg @radissonblu.com radissonblu.de/hotel-hamburg

C E L E B R AT E C H R I S T M A S D I F F E R E N T LY : S P E N D T H E H O L I D AY S W I T H U S !

N E W S Y E A R SI N H I G H - E N D

ENJOY THE NEW YEARS FIREWORKS FROM HAMBURGS HIGHEST LOCATION

Enjoy the magnificent panoramic views and fireworksfrom the highest terrace in Hamburg from 22.00 in

“High End” Hamburg’s Highest Locations. Midnight snacks are served from 00.30.

THE NEW YEARS BUFFET INCLUDES:Fresh Fin de Claire oysters with lemon and oyster bread

International selection of cheese, fruit mustard and grapes

French baguettes and bread basket topped with Roastbeef, Brie de Meaux, salmon, parma ham, buffalo mozzarella,

Avocado, bresaola and Mett

HAUPTGANGClassic sausage hamburger

Beluga lentil soup with Pancetta

Truffle potato soup with smoked salmon

Goulash soup with sour cream and chilli

Bread station

DESSERTVarious mini Berliners

Chocolate-covered fruit skewers

THE NEW YEAR’S BUFFET TAKES PLACE ON THE 31ST OF DECEMBER 2014.

Price per person EUR 79,00 EUR including one glass of champagne.

Please be aware that this event has limited seats, which cannot be reserved beforehand.

N E W Y E A R S E V E B U F F E TENJOY OUR DELICIOUS NEW YEARS BUFFET IN FILINI RESTAURANT

FROM 18.00 TO 23.00 ON THE 31ST OF DECEMBER 2014

FILINI ANTIPASTIBeef Carpaccio topped with Grana Padano cheese and extra virgin olive oil

Green salad with cucumber, radish and tomatoesBuffalo mozzarella with aged balsamic dressing and cherry tomatoesTaleggio, Pecorino, Parmigiano, Reggiano and gorgonzola with pears

Stuffed olives Marinated vegetables including peppers , artichokes, mushrooms,

red onions, fennel and zucchini

CUTTING STATIONWhole San Daniele ham with figs and aged balsamic dressing

NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIALTIESMarinated salmon with dill and lemon zest

Buesumer crab salad with cucumber Confit of red mullet with fennel and chicory

Beef tartar from Pomeranian beef with cognac served with toast

MAIN COURSES FROM THE LIVE COOKING TABLEGambas from the wok with Caponata vegetables and pestoA la minute fried beef strips with melted lardo and rosemary

Fresh tagliatelle from the Grana Padano cheese loaf with herbs and oils

BUFFETOxtail soup with dumplings and vegetables

Lightly braised shoulder of lamb with rosemary jus and beans and gratin Douphinois

Lasagna of eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes with PecorinoVegetables and almond butter

Krusty shoulder of the Swabian pig served with sauerkraut, pretzels, horseradish and a sauce made from beer.

Large assortment of bread including homemade Foccaccia, Chiabbata, Grisini and Panna Carasatu olive oil and dips

DESSERTFilini Dessert

Tiramisu with crunchy cocoa beansFigs pickled in Barolo with mascarpone and pistachios

Chocolate as tart, mousse and praline

NEW YEAR’S EVE DESERT SPECIALTIESLübeck marzipan cake

Crème Brule with vanilla and orange segmentsFresh cut fruitMini donuts

Price per person EUR 75.00

T H E R O O M B A R & C L U BCELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S EVE 2014 IN THE ROOM BAR & CLUB

AT THE RADISSON BLU HOTEL, HAMBURGSPEND A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT IN A MYSTERIOUS LOCATION.

Celebrate “The Secret Room” New Years Eve Party With Us From 21:00.

Enjoy a delicious welcome drink created especially for you by our barman Ronald Aquino. Our experienced chef has composed a special culinary hightlight for this unique evening including

a flying buffet with antipasti, tapas, and sushi true to the motto “Around The World”. The buffet will be open until 24.00.

Extravagant shows will make the night unforgetable. Thanks to our talented artists we will offer you the best entertainment throughout the evening. Top Hamburg DJ‘s will rock

“The Secret Room” into the New Year.

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE. PRE-SALE TICKETS INCLUDE WELCOME DRINK, BUFFET AND MIDNIGHT BERLINER.

Ladies 30 EURGents 40 EUR

PRE-SALE DIRECTLY IN ”THE ROOM” AT THE RADISSON BLU HOTEL, HAMBURG

OPENING HOURSSun - Thurs 18:00 to 3:00

Fri - Sat 18:00 to 6:00

G R A N T M O M E N T S

BRING A SMILE ON THE FACES OF YOUR LOVED ONES AND TREAT THEM TO SOMETHING SPECIAL THIS CHRISTMAS!

SURPRISE THEM WITH A PERSONALIZED GIFT CARD OR GIFT CERTIFICATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

RADISSON BLU HOTELMarseiller Strasse 2, D-20355 Hamburg

T: +49 (0) 40 3502 0 F: +49 (0) 40 3502 3530info.hamburg@radissonblu.comradissonblu.de/hotel-hamburg

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